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Intimacy with God
I’m sure we’re all familiar with what Jesus called the “first commandment”, found in Matthew 22:37-38:
“Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and great commandment.”
(Matthew 22:37-38 NKJV)
These 27 words of Jesus are perhaps the most weighty and most demanding yet the most inviting and invigorating words ever spoken. In them He gives us the only plausible outlook and only foreseeable future if we desire to live in the highest expression He has for our lives. He calls us to give Him everything. read more »
In part 1 of this series, I wrote briefly about the subject of intimacy with God – what it is, what it isn’t, and how we grab a hold of the means to growing in it. We all want to grow in intimacy with God, but in order to grow in something, we must have clarity on exactly what it is and how we grow in it because we can never expect to lay hold of something unless we know exactly what we’re looking for. Scripture tells us that we grow in intimacy with God by beholding Jesus Christ, the highest revelation of God’s nature, character, and name.
But what does that practically look like? In part 1, I made the case that intimacy can be defined as relational knowledge, and that the way to the knowledge of God is by revelation. If the pinnacle of the revelation of God is in a human being named Jesus Christ, then intimacy is simply the prayerful, adoring study of the person and work of Christ in the context of a life of obedience. read more »
We all desire intimacy with God on a deep level. It’s what we were made and fashioned for. But what exactly does it mean and how do we grow in it? Most believers are confident that they desire intimacy with Jesus, but few can tell you exactly what it means or how to obtain it. Intimacy with God is not supposed to be just a vague and nebulous idea that only a few are able to truly obtain in life. We need clarity on exactly what it is and how we obtain it because we can never expect to lay hold of something unless we know what we’re looking for. read more »
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The Lord is calling forth righteousness and purity in the midst of this wicked and perverse generation. His promise is to release the fullness of joy in the midst of walking out His commands. Dwayne speaks from 1 John and the gospel of John. Given at onething KC 2007.
Allen spoke a powerful message on God's mercy at onething 2007. So often we live in shame and condemnation instead of running into our Father's mercy. Allen encourages us to not live at a distance from His tenderness and delight to show us mercy.
The ultimate statement about our worth and value is that Jesus has the measure of love (affection) towards us that His Father has towards Him. The challenge is to abide in God’s love. We must contend to understand God’s affections, then continue to fight so that we might remain in its reality. This is the primary issue that Satan will attack as our accuser (Rev. 12:10).
The most powerful weapon against Satan’s perpetual accusations is the fact of God’s affection. read more »
The most common area of false teaching is that which perverts biblical understanding of the grace of God. They pervert God’s grace by reducing its message to receiving forgiveness without repentance and seeking to make people comfortable with God while continuing in their sin.
The grace message inspires us to deny lust and gives us power to walk godly. We want the true teaching on grace because that is the only way that we will experience God’s power in our spirit. read more »
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This little one-page handout is one of the most succinct and clear outlines I have ever seen of living a life that is well-pleasing to God by walking out the Sermon on the Mount. The way we demonstrate our love to Jesus is by obedience, and as we obey He promises blessing on our heart in this age and rewards in the age to come. Mike Bickle outlines 5 practical things to do that involve our eyes, tongue, time, money, and heart connect with God.
Mike Bickle originally planned on speaking about the Millennial Kingdom, Jesus' 1000-year reign on earth after His return. But He really felt led several minutes in to begin talking about our lifestyles in relation to that coming kingdom, and how it's possible to stand before God on the day we meet Him and feel regret and pain in our hearts over not living a life fully given over to Him.
Mike ends up spending a lot of time discussing 1 Corinthians 3:12-15, where Paul says that some believers will actually suffer loss (verse 15) when they stand before Him. read more »
